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Reading around the 'net lately and talking to a couple of people, it seems like there are those who aren't going to be impressed with anything the Cubs do during the regular season. To them, it's all a matter of whether they can get past Arizona.
Wow, that was some kind of game to be at last night.
My hands and throat are still sore as hell from all the clapping and yelling I did, and I could not care less.
Wow--you're getting your initiation into the perils of marriage early on.
Eh, Cubs won and the wife was doing the dishes. I can't complain.
I have to admit that I'm rooting for the Dodgers in the west (in vain, apparently), because I think the Diamondbacks are the toughest matchup for the Cubs among the four potential playoff matchups (LA, AZ, Philly, NY).
Well, not to your satisfaction, apparently!
That, and the Cubs typically struggle in AZ.
Also, they now have Adam Dunn, Cub killer. I could totally see him unloading for like 4 HR in the NLDS.
Still. If your Cubbies take care of business this weekend, I will proudly wear the red "C" to class next Wednesday (no class Monday because of Labor Day). I'm sure there will be cellphones galore snapping pictures, some of which will make it onto some damned Facebook page . . . . But it'll be worth it. Go Cubs.
Hopefully the Cubs can take advantage of a more favorable pitching matchup this evening.
No old jokes here, I agree. Last night was a rough game, and I was in the bleachers. When that grand slam was hit, it was amazing how many drinks went flying into the air and how many people were just jumping around hugging and high fiving each other. I turned down tickets to Sunday's game in the bleachers, sitting out there for several hours in the sun is absolutely draining.
Blanton is a guy the Cubs should hit hard.
I can't help but by worried for a match up against Arizona, but that's too far away to worry about.
Definitely, plus the rare Dempster bad start.
Unsurprisingly, the Mets fans have no hard feelings over 1969...
Harrumph. Repaid, with interest, in 1984 and 1989, when the Mets lost NL East division races to the Cubs that no one seems to talk about. It's not the Mets' fault the Cubs blew the NLCS both of those years (especially '84).
I repeat: all past resentments aside . . . Go Cubs.
Sorry--not comparable. The Cubs were the better team both those years, and neither of those Met teams had anything like the lead the '69 Cubs had.
I swear to God I'm going to pistol whip the next guy who says "1969".
Bull. 1989:
Cubs run differential: +79
Mets run differential: +88
The Cubs beat their Pythag that year by three games, while the Mets underperformed by four. The difference in the standings? Six games. Those were equal teams, basically, and the Mets gave it away.
And regardless, the point remains that if the Cubs had won the 1984 NLCS the way they should have, Cubs fans would be no more bitter towards the Mets over the year that must not be named than Red Sox fans are over 1986. Why? Because they've had the two titles to help them get over it. Like I said, it's not our fault the Cubs blew it against an inferior Padres team in that NLCS.
Agreed. Even Mets fans aren't Nazi Child Molesters.
Watching the replay, the visual of the crowd's frantic movements after the slam reminded me of the crowds at Wrigley during the 2003 NLCS.
That AB to Victorino was good Harden and easily the best AB so far, but all 3 FBs were 91.
Man, all the more incentive for the Cubs to lock up the Central as early as possible.
Would it help at all if we beat the heck out of the Brewers early next week?
I really like Wright and Johan, I'm entertained by Reyes, and I'm neutral on most of the rest of them, except Wagner (and Alou, of course, but he's on the DL).
I like them more than the current Phillies, that's for sure.
69 G, 285 AB, 62 R, 104 H, 34 2B, 1 3B, 25 HR, 99 RBI, 17 BB, 45 SO, .365/.396/.754/1.150
For fun, project that out to a full season:
162 G, 669 AB, 146 R, 244 H, 80 2B (!), 2 3B, 59 HR, 232 RBI (!!), 40 BB, 106 SO
He might win -- and deserve -- the AAA MVP despite playing well less than half a season.
***
Also, I'll be very, very excited to see Angel Guzman get called up (again) in September. Hopefully umpteenth time's the charm.
The Mets weren't even in the top two for most of that season. They needed a late push to get past the Cardinals.
What the hell are you talking about? Nobody's suggested anything of the sort.
Honestly, I haven't really given a shite about the Mets since the realignment, except when they're playing the Cubs or a team the Cubs need to have beaten.
What the hell are you talking about? Nobody's suggested anything of the sort.
I'm saying that 1984 SHOULD have been your "get-even " for 1969. You would have beaten the Mets after a division race that had been close most of the season, and then made the World Series after destroying the Padres. But no . . . your guys blew it, so there's still all this bitterness over a 40 year old wound. Blame the damn Padres, that's what I'm saying. Or the '84 Cubs.
See post 51--I've long since stopped giving a damn about the Mets, though I could always change my tune if the right buttons are pushed.
I also couldn't really give a damn about the 1969 Cubs, and think anyone who considers them relevant to what this year's Cubs are doing to be a fool.
I can't understand this at all, particularly with regard to the Cardinals.
I certainly don't have hard feelings over it. My mother was 12 years old at the time.
<from out of the shadows> I'm with you 100%. He's got a place in my heart (in a manly sort of way - honest!) <end transmission>
Sure--not only does their beating the Phils help the Mets, but the Mets will benefit from the Cubs having nothing to play for that last week of the season.
Well, yeah. I'm with you. But as you can see from some of the above posts, there are Cubs' fans who continue to hate the Mets, pretty much as a treasured legacy handed down father to son.
And I have to admit, even though they've long since left our division, I still don't think much of the Cardinals. The 2006 NLCS didn't help much with that . . . .
Understood, but it doesn't really apply to me; I wasn't yet born in 1969, and my dad didn't become a Cub fan until I did.
Something we all can agree on.
I don't think there really is that much bitterness about that. At least around here, where almost all of the Cubs fans were born after '69. I think the "bitterness" comes from having people bring up 1969 so often. The Cubs were much closer in '84 and '03. '69 was all about the "Miracle Mets" and because of the historical significance of their rags-to-riches run it's remembered more vividly than other "collapses". As everyone knows, the Cubs did fall off a cliff that year, but even if they had played great baseball in the last two months, they wouldn't have been able to overcome the insane streak the Mets were on late that summer.
You're reading it right, but Carrie Muskrat at cubs.com has been reporting his call-up for a week or so now. Apparently his velocity's good, command's good, all ligatures are sound (for now), etc.
I can't understand this at all, particularly with regard to the Cardinals.
Me either. I don't consider the Mets a rival any more than I consider the Marlins one...
Oh, they've already announced the names, eh?
I assume Hoff and Pie are in contention for the postseason roster but none of those pitchers have a great chance.
Well, the Cardinals are in St. Louis. I can't really hold a grudge against St. Louis. The fans are fairly good-natured. My brother lived in St. Louis. I went to school at the University of Missouri. Mind you, I hate the Cardinals, but not with a white-hot passion.
New York, on the other hand? I hate the Giants. I hate the Jets. I hate the Yankees. I hate the Knicks. The Mets are just the cherry on top of the hate sundae.
At this moment in time, I hate the Marlins far, far more than I hate the Mets.
With regards to postseason roster, Gooz is gonna fight Howry for that last spot.
According to the Cubs site and the popular media (sorry, no links) yes.
He threw quite a few innings in EST before assignment. Arizona Phil at BCB has been documenting his progress. It's been encouraging.
You don't think Wuertz has the inside track amongst the callups?
Surprised not to see Fuld on the list.
The fans are fairly good-natured.
This has to be a joke.
I'd have to think Lou would at least consider one of them if they pitch well and Howry continues to suck. But I agree that either Hoff or Pie will get Marquis's postseason spot.
Lou hates Wuertz, for some reason.
Pie strikes me as the kind of guy who'd get on the postseason roster, if for nothing more than to have some speed on the bench for pinch running duties.
I'd have to think Hoff has the inside track, given how strong the TOFU/SYTH combo's been, but what do I know.
Agreed.
The Cubs are only carrying 4 outfielders on the team right now.
Hoffpauir might get screwed over by Ward's presence.
Yeah? I think New York's a blast, and that New Yorkers' friendliness is vastly underrated.
I wasn't yet born in 1969, and my dad didn't become a Cub fan until I did.
OK, this WAS a friendly conversation.
Until now.
God, do I feel old . . . .
Don't blame us for your age--blame your mom.
So would I, with all the offdays.
That is my assumption but it has no concrete basis.
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